Curtain-fixture.



G. MoDON N ER.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION rman MAR.10, 1910.

Patented Dec.6,1910.

I Fllllllll-I |||||||l| ||I| I CHABLEY MCDONNER, 0F MANITOWOC,WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GHARLEY SIMONO, 0F TWO'RIVERS,WISCONSIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Application filed March 10, 1910. Serial No. 548,410.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEY MODONNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Manitowoc, in the county of Manitowoc and State ofWisconsin, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Fixture, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in curtain fixtures.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofcurtain fixtures, and to provide simple and comparatively inexpensiveones, adapted for hanging window shades and lace curtains, and capableof ready adjustment to suit the width of a curtain, and to arrange thesame either in front of a window casing or between the sides thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a curtain fixture ofthis character in which the lace curtain supports will be adjustableindependently of the means for hanging the curtain or window shade.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :Figure l is a horizontal sectional view of a windowprovided with a set of curtain fixtures, constructed in accordance withthis invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of one of the curtainfixtures. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is adetail perspective view of one of the adjustable slides. Fig. 5 is anelevation of the fixtures, illustrating the different adjustmentsthereof. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view, illustrating the manner ofsecuring the inner end of the adjustable curtain pole support to thebracket.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding drawing.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, the curtain fixture comprises a set of hanging devices, locatedat opposite sides of a window 1, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of thedrawing, and each including a slide 2, an adjustable bracket 3, and anadjustable curtain pole support 4. The slide 2, which is constructed ofsuitable metal, is arranged horizontally at the front of the windowframe or casing at the side thereof, and is adjustably secured to thesame by means of a vertically disposed clamping plate 5, provided at itsinner face with a recess 6 of a depth less than the thickness of theslide and of a width corresponding to the width of the same. Theclamping plate is provided above and below the recess with perforationsfor the reception of a screw 7, which is embedded in the window casing,whereby the clamping plate is fastened to the same with sufficientpressure to securely hold the slide in its adjustment. The slide ismovable horizontally across the face of the casing, and is provided atits inner end with an outwardly off-set bend 8, and is reduced adjacentthereto to provide a horizontally disposed terminal lug 9 and formshoulders at the inner end thereof. The lug is adapted to fit invertical slots 10 of the shade supporting bracket 3, and it is providedwith a perforation 11, adapted to receive a tapering key or wedge 12,which securely fastens the bracket 8 on the lug of the slide.

The shade supporting bracket 3 consists of a plate, arranged verticallyedgewise and is provided at intervals with slots or openings 10, any oneof which is adapted to receive the lug 9, whereby the bracket 3 isadjustable inwardly or outwardly, with respect to the window. The lug 9is inserted in one of the slots 10 at the outer face of the shadecarrying bracket 3, and it projects from the innerface thereof, and theta ering key or wedge holds the bracket 3 rigidly against the shoulderat the inner end of the lug. By adjusting the bracket 3 inwardly andoutwardly the curtain or shade 13 supported parts in all the figures ofthe by the bracket 3 may be arranged either within the space between thesides of the window frame or casing, as illustrated in Fig. l of thedrawing, or it may be mounted at the front thereof as desired.

The adjustable brackets 3 are provided at their inner portions withdepending enlargements let for supporting the curtain or shade 13. Oneof the enlargements is'provided with a perforation 15, which forms abearing for the round journal of the shade roller, and the otherenlargement is provided with a rectangular slot 16 for the reception ofthe journal, which is connected with the spring of the curtain. Thedependingenlargements lt support the window shade 13 between and belowthe upper edges of the brackets The double adjustment afforded by theslides 2 and the brackets 3 enable the curtain fixture to accommodatewindow shades of different widths and to arrange the same in the desiredposition at a window. After the fixture has been applied: to a window,the position of theparts may be changed without entirely removing thefixture, it being only necessary to loosen the screws sutlicientl-y torelease the adjustable slides 2. This will avoid the mar-ring of thefinish of a window casing and the injury resulting from removing thefixtures and redriving the fastening devices, each time a shade of adilferent length from the preceding one is applied to the window.

The curtain pole support at consists of a plate or member, fittedagainst the inner face of the adjustable bracket and adjustably securedto the same by means of a bolt l7, provided adjacent to its head with aflattened portion 18, and equipped with a nut 19, arranged on thethreaded portion of the bolt and having a reduced rounded portion 20,which fits in an opening in the inner end of the curtain pole supportingmember.

The bracket 3 is provided with a horizontal slot 21, located above theplane of the slots 10 and extending inwardly from the outer portion ofthe bracket and receiving the flattened portion 18 of the bolt, which isadapted to slide along the slot 21. The bolt is held against rotarymovement in the slot by the flattened portion 18, and when the curtainpole supporting member is adjusted to the desired position, it isclamped thereat by the nut 20.

When the brackets 3 are arranged as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawingfor supporting the window shade 13 bet-ween the sides of the windowcasing, the lugs 9 are located at the outer portion of the brackets andin advance of the bolts 17, and they form rigid supports for the curtainpole supporting members. lVhen, however, the lugs 9 are located at theinner ends of the shade supporting brackets and in rear of the slots 21,the curtain pole receiving member A is supported in advance of the bolt17 by a projection consisting of a removable pin extending from theadjustable bracket, as rrlearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The pinsmay be omitted whenthefixture is arranged for hanging the shade betweenthe sides of the window frame, but they do not interfere with thesupport-ingot the pole receiving member 4 on the lug of the slide andmay be left in position. The curtain pole receiving members are providedat their outer port-ions with approximately semicircular recesses 23,presenting concave edges toand receiving a curtain pole 24.

Although the curtain pole is shown loosely arranged in the recesses ofthe supporting.

members 4. yet it will be readily apparent that any suitable means maybe employed for clamping the curtain pole to the fixture,

should it be desired to attach the pole rigidly to the fixture.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A curtain fixture; including a bracket provided with a lural-ity of.openings and having a longitudinal slot located above the said openings,a pole supporting member having a fastening device operating in the slotof the bracket, and a slide provided with a lug extending through one ofthe openingsof the bracket and supporting the latter and also locatedbeneath the pole supporting member and forming a rest or support forthe. same.

2. A curtain fixture: including a bracket having a depending shadesupporting portion and provided with a plurality of openings and havinga longitudinal slot, a slide having a lug secured. to one of theopenings of the bracket and supporting the same, and an adjustable polesupporting member fitted a ainst the bracket and having a fasteningdevice operating in the said slot.

3. A curtain fixture including a bracket having a depending shadesupporting portion and provided with a plurality of openings and havinga longitudinal slot, a. slide having a lug secured to one of theopenings of the bracket and supporting the same, and an adjustable polesupporting member fitted against the bracket and having a bolt piercinthe pole supporting memberand provided with a flattened portionoperating in the slot, and a nut engaging the bolt and having an annularportion receiving the pole supporting member.

4:. A curtam fixture mcludmg a horizon tal slide adapted to extendacross the side of the window casing and having a reduced inner endforming a lag, a clamping plate provided with a recess to receive theslide and securing the same in its adjustment, a bracket provided withaplurality of openings to receive the lug of the slide and having ahorizontal slot located above the openas my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signa ings, means for securing the bracket to the ture in thepresence of two Witnesses.

lu and an adjustable pole supporting mzlilbel fitted against the bracketand pro- CHARLEY MODONNER' 5 vided with a fastening device operating inWitnesses:

the slot. ANTON F. NAPIESZINSKI,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing L. W. LEDVINA.

